Steven M. Wietstock, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 5 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office:

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved while in office:

• 2002 Indiana State Conference Chair
• Indiana Academic Advising Network (IAAN) Webmaster (2002-present)
• IAAN Board of Directors (2002-present)

Committee Activities and Accomplishments:

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Serve on the Engineering and Science Advising Commission Steering Committee (2000-present)
• Current member of the Engineering and Science Advising Commission and Advising Administration Commission
• Current member of Health Professions Advising Interest Group and Liberal Arts Advisors Interest Group

Other:

• President of Bloomington Advisors' Council (BAC), 2000-2004
• Vice-President of BAC, 1999-2000
• Member of the College of Arts and Sciences Advisors' Curriculum Committee
• Developed and taught "Welcome to the College: A Survival Guide" course for IU College of Arts and Sciences.
• Presented at the 2001 and 2003 NACADA National Conferences.

Platform Statement:

I have had the unique opportunity to serve as a faculty advisor and a professional staff advisor in departments of chemistry and biochemistry since I began my academic career 15 years ago. During this time, I have learned about the challenges that face both faculty and professional advisors in the sciences. There are a number of interesting challenges in our profession. Recently, recruiting and retention of science & engineering students has been a focus of the commission's discussions as well as ways in which we can gather data from our various programs to use for benchmarking studies.

I would like to ensure that the commission remains active on these issues. I would also like to see the efforts that Jill Johnson initiated at the 2003 National Conference to determine the needs and issues of the commission members continued through increased use of the ESA listserv and website. I also want to determine other ways in which to involve additional members in the activities of the commission. I look forward to serving the commission members in this new capacity.